Leaf from the Five-Surahs Qur'an

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Leaf from the Five-Surahs Qur'an

Artist Abu Muhammad 'Abd al-Qayyum ibn Muhammad ibn Karamshah al-Tabrizi (Iranian/Jalayirids, 14th century)

Dateabout 1370 AD

Dimensions16 7/8 × 13 1/2 in. (42.9 × 34.3 cm)

Mediumink and gold on paper

ClassificationManuscripts

Credit LineMrs. George W. Stevens Fund

Object number

2025.26

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Descriptionfeatures five lines of Muhaqqaq script in black ink outlined in gold. The text is framed with a re-margined border, and the text block is ruled in gold, blue, and red. Individual verses are distinguished by illuminated roundels with dotted borders.

Published ReferencesSabiha Al Khemir, Beauty and Belief: Crossing Bridges with the Arts of Islamic Culture, Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 2012.Exhibition HistoryBrigham Young University Museum of Art, February 24 - September 29, 2012. Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, November 2, 2012 - January 13, 2013 Newark Museum, New Jersey, February 13 - May 19, 2013 Portland Art Museum, Oregon, June 15 - September 8, 2013